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Trust Grade Doctor (Neurology/Stroke) | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	10 May 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£43,923 Per annum plus London Weighting
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	09 June 2024
Location:	London, WC1N 3BG
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6294530/309-UCLH-4374

Summary

Neurology / Stroke trust doctor ST1-2 (SHO level)

Applicants are invited for the post of ST1-2 Trust Grade (SHO Level) working at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square and/or the Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy in Chalfont St Peters, Buckinghamshire. Candidates should be prepared to spend up to three months at each site.

Postholders will have the opportunity to attend the same teaching and training sessions as CMTs. However, this post is not recognised for training.

This position is to primarily start in August 2024 for 6 months. We are also accepting of applicants ahead of the February 2025 rotation. Please state your preference in the application.

NHNN

The hospital is internationally renowned as a leading centre for clinical care & research. We welcome both trainee neurologists & general medical trainees wishing to gain experience in the management of neurological disorders to inform their future practice. The hospital is closely linked to a number of leading research facilities, & trainees wishing to pursue research interests in future will be well placed to explore this.

Queen Square is minutes from Russell Square & Holborn underground stations in central London & has good transport connections to national rail & bus networks.

There are several different firms at the hospital,&trainees can gain experience in:

· Epilepsy&sleep disorders

· Parkinsonism&movement disorders

· Dementia&cognitive impairment

· Neuropathies&myopathies

· Neuro-ophthalmology

· Autonomic dysfunction

· Neuromuscular complex care

· Neurological intensive care (unique within the UK)

· Stroke, including thrombolysis&rehabilitation



Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy

The centre is a national quaternary referral centre for the diagnosis & treatment of epilepsy.Working at the Chalfont Centre is a unique opportunity for junior doctors interested in epilepsy & neurology to develop expert knowledge about complex epilepsy, its diagnosis & management, in a friendly & professional environment.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.  


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:  

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street


We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineand pathology. 


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


NHNN: SHOs rotate through weeks of inpatient ward work & time on the daycare unit. Shifts are a combination of standard hours (usually 8.30am to 5pm) & on-call shifts.

The junior doctors are based on Gowers Ward & work four long days per week (no on calls or night shifts). Depending on the working day, the start times vary between 08:00 & 09:00, & the end times vary between 18:00 & 19:00. The other day is for private study, audit, research or teaching commitments at The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery or UCLH.

Experience

As the post holder will manage the Neurology inpatients overnight without a registrar on site (NHNN only), experience in general medicine in a UK hospital is preferred.

Teaching

There are daily opportunities to attend teaching. These include grand rounds, clinico-pathologic cases, bedside teaching & consultant-led tutorials, often by international experts. Two teaching sessions are protected: a weekly teaching session for MRCP PACES neurology & a weekly CMT teaching session tied to the curriculum & delivered by consultants.

Supervision

All trainees will have a named educational supervisor&an electronic portfolio on which to log progress.

For the full Person Specification and more information regardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.


Come and bea part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*


UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! :University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.


UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! :University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.



This advert closes on Wednesday 29 May 2024

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